TY  - BOOK
ED  - H.W. Wilson Company.
TI  - The transformation of American cities
T2  - The reference shelf
SN  - 9781619256941
AV  - HT 123 .T73 2015
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Amenia, New York
PB  - Grey House Publishing
KW  - Cities and towns
KW  - United States
KW  - History
KW  - 21st century
KW  - City and town life
KW  - Urban ecology (Sociology)
KW  - Social conditions
KW  - Economic conditions
N1  - "ISSN: 1948-6820"--P. 4 of cover; Includes bibliographical references and index; 1; Green initiatives, the environment, and natural resources; The; greening of American cities; The; best bike-sharing program in the United States; Tom Vanderbilt; Streetcorner serenade for the public plaza; Michael Kimmelman; Ten urban experiments that your city should adopt; Sasha Abramsky; New-age Central Parks; Rutherford H. Platt and Peter Harnik; Aging pipes are poisoning America's tap water; Alana Semuels; Climate change crusade goes local; Doug Struck --; 2; Cost of living and changing demographics; The; modern urbanite; The; end of the suburbs; Leigh Gallagher; Get out of town; Nicholas Lemann; Baby boomtowns: The U.S. cities attracting the most families; Joel Kotkin; This is the most economically segregated city in America; Alan Pyke; Mini-D.C.'s: a small-city boom revitalizes downtowns once left for dead; John Woodrow Cox; How suburban are big American cities?; Jed Kolko; Foreclosures fuel Detroit blight, cost city $500 million; Christine MacDonald and Joel Kurth --; 3; Economy and industry; Jobs, opportunity, and innovation in urban environments; The; nation's future depends on its cities, not on Washington; Michael Hirsh; Can tax breaks for big corporations turn around one of America's most dangerous cities?; Lidia DePillis; How American sports franchises are selling their cities short; David Uberti; Why millennials still move to cities; Kevin Maney; Why are there so many shuttered storefronts in the West Village?; Tim Wu; Why American cities are fighting to attract immigrants; Ted Hesson --; 4; Crime and policing; Law and disorder; Inner-city violence in the age of mass incarceration; Heather Ann Thompson; Two architects of broken windows policing go on the defensive; Eric Jaffe; The; militarization of U.S. police : finally dragged into the light by the horrors of Ferguson; Glenn Greenwald; City life; Jelani Cobb; The; myth of police reform; Ta-Nehisi Coates; Is a new crime wave on the horizon?; Mariano Castillo --; 5; Architecture and the arts; Urban beauty, functionality, and culture; Why public art is important; Jared Green; Local urban culture goes global; Jeroen Beekmans; Pop-up salvation; ren�ee e. hoogland; Can Chicago become America's next great city for artists?; B. David Zarley; Why cities can't afford to lose their artists; Richard Florida; Cities create music, cultural festivals to make money; Chad Kaydo; High line your museum; Jonathan Massey; New York City rethinks art for the masses; Jennifer Smith; Embracing graffiti could help contain it, save Tucson money; David J. Del Grande --; 6; Politics and education; Managing the future; In major U.S. cities education "reform" opponents take to the streets; Amy Dean; Charter schools continue dramatic growth despite controversies; Joy Resmovits; The; rise of the progressive city; Michelle Goldberg; The; revolt of the cities; Harold Meyerson; The; gentrification effect; Thomas B. Edsall; These American cities are fighting for control over electricity and the Internet; Max Holleran
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